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Old October 22nd 05, 09:39 PM
george
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Default Ugliest plane of all time


George Patterson wrote:
My vote goes to the Westland P12. Back in the early stages of WWII, when the
British were still afraid of invasion, they designed this as a ground attack
aircraft. They took a Westland Lysander (already not beautiful) and cut off the
rear fuselage and empennage. They then grafted on a second wing in place of the
tail, mounted low with vertical stabilizers on the ends. Looked sort of like the
tail of a B-24 Liberator. Then they mounted a large turret with two cannon on
top and to the rear of this second wing.

http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/fl...olibri.htm#p12


They -really- are wierd George :-)